Summary
Measurements with a tethered sonde ozone system are used to estimate the ozone sink at the ground in a semi-urban place in northern Greece. The estimate is based on measurements of the ozone removal, mostly by chemical contact with the ground, as the stable layer forms above the ground at night. An upper limit of the estimated ozone sink during this case study amounted to 1.1 · 1011 molecules cm−2 sec−1. Air quality and meteorological data for the region are also discussed.
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Mit Messungen mit einer Ozonsonde wurde die Abnahme des Ozons am Boden auf einem halbstädtischen Platz im Norden Griechenlands bestimmt. Die Berechnung gründet sich auf Messungen der Beseitigung des Ozons hauptsächlich durch den chemischen Kontakt mit dem Boden in der stabilen Schichtung über dem Boden in der Nacht. Die obere Grenze der bestimmten Ozonabnahme betrug 1,1 · 1031 pro cm2 und Sekunde. Die Luftqualität und meteorologische Daten aus dem Gebiet werden ebenfalls besprochen.
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Ziomas, I., Zerefos, C.S., Bais, A. et al. On the strength of the ozone sink at the ground. Arch. Met. Geoph. Biocl., Ser. B 33, 229–236 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02275096
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